Postgraduate Study

World-class postgraduate programmes in the humanities

The School of Advanced Study is the UK’s national centre for the support and promotion of research in the humanities. Located at the heart of the University of London in Bloomsbury, our campuses are among some of the finest libraries, galleries, museums and archives in the world.

The School is comprised of eight internationally renowned specialist institutes and three centres of excellence for the Humanities, providing an unrivalled scholarly community in which to pursue postgraduate study and research.

We offer postgraduate programmes (MA, MRes, LLM, MPhil, and PhD) in a wide range of humanities subjects. In addition to these campus-based programmes, we offer several distance learning PhDs and master’s degree programmes. Find out why the School of Advanced Study might be the right fit for you.

Postgraduate Courses

We offer taught postgraduate programmes (MA, MRes, LLM, PGCert and PGDip) in a wide range of humanities subjects.

MA, PGCert and PGDip

MA Human Rights

Designed and run by activist scholars based at the Human Rights Consortium, this practice-based online Master's will develop you as a human rights practitioner.

LLM

LLM in Drafting Legislation, Regulation, and Policy

Gain an understanding of the principles of legislative studies and an in-depth awareness of what constitutes legislative quality and how this can be achieved.

MA and MRes

MA | MRes in the History of the Book

Learn about the making, manufacturing, distribution and reading of books with a master's degree in the History of the Book.

MA Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture

Offered by the Warburg Institute in collaboration with the National Gallery, this master's provides outstanding training in art history and curatorial practice.

MA Cultural, Intellectual and Visual History

Explore the cultural, visual and intellectual history of the Renaissance with this master's, taught on campus in Bloomsbury at the renowned Warburg Institute.

MA in History, Place and Community

Explore the fundamental building blocks of human society and identity: communities, places and groups, with this master's in History, Place and Community.

MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders

This interdisciplinary MA brings together teaching and resources from several University of London federation members, offering a unique breadth of expertise.

MA Urban History and Culture

This degree offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in two world cities, Paris and London, and learn how their respective development shaped our world.

PGCert and PGDip

PG Cert | PG Dip in the History of the Book

Earn a postgraduate diploma or certificate by studying modules from our degrees in the History of the Book at the Institute of English Studies.

PGCert

PGCert in Art History and Renaissance Culture

Explore the production and understanding of works of art and Renaissance cultural history, on campus in Bloomsbury, without committing to a full master's.

PGCert

PGCert in Cultural, Intellectual and Visual History

Explore the survival and transmission of culture across time and space without committing to a full master's. Study on campus at the renowned Warburg Institute.

MA Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies

This practice-focused master's is one of the largest degrees on forced migration in the world, developed by leading experts from the Refugee Law Initiative.

MA and MRes

Technologies of the Book

Research Degrees

We offer PhDs (and MPhils) by research, by publication and by practice. In addition to campus-based programmes, we offer distance learning PhDs, with supervision available on campus or online.

PhD and MPhil